AVGOUSTechnology
Broadcom Inc.
📊 Semiconductors
Day $395
$406 Oversold
52W $184
$429 Overbought
$396.73
▼ $21.47 (-5.13%)
Vol: 12,243,691 · Avg: 25,644,665
As of April 28, 2026 · 16:25 ET
COMPOSITE RISK SCORE
59 MODERATE
VAL:9/25 · FIN:17/25 · GRO:13/25 · TECH:20/25
📈 P/E RATIO
77.2x
Trailing
📖 P/B RATIO
23.5x
Price to Book
💰 EPS
$5.14
TTM
🏛 MARKET CAP
$1.9T
Large Cap
📊 ROE
33.4%
Return on Equity
📈 REV GROWTH
29.5%
YoY
🏢 Company Analysis · Broadcom Inc.
💼 BUSINESS MODEL
  • Broadcom Inc..
  • designs, develops, and supplies various semiconductor devices and infrastructure software solutions internationally..
  • The company operates in two segments: Semiconductor Solutions and Infrastructure Software..
  • The company offers networking connectivity, such as custom silicon solutions, ethernet switching & routing, ethernet NIC controllers, physical layer devices, and fiber optic components; wireless device connectivity, including RF semiconductor devices, connectivity solutions, custom touch controllers, and inductive charging ASICS; servers and storage system solutions, such as PCIE switches, SAS & raid products, fibre channel products, and HDD & SSD solutions; broadband solutions, includes set-top box, and broadband access; and industrial..
  • Operates in Semiconductors within the Technology sector.
  • Workforce of 33,000 employees.
🏰 MOAT & COMPETITION
  • Mega-cap ($1,878B) — dominant market position with significant scale advantages.
  • ROE of 33.4% indicates strong competitive advantage and efficient capital deployment.
  • Profit margin of 36.6% suggests pricing power / cost moat.
🚀 CATALYSTS
  • Revenue growing at 30% — strong top-line momentum.
  • Earnings growth of 32% signals execution on profitability.
⚖️ ASYMMETRY CHECK
  • Analyst target range: $360 — $630 (mean $475, 42 analysts).
  • Favorable asymmetry — upside potential of +59% vs downside floor of -9% (6.4x reward-to-risk).
  • P/E of 77.2x — premium valuation, growth must sustain to avoid de-rating risk.
🔭 FUTURE OUTLOOK
  • Analyst consensus: Strong Buy (42 analysts).
  • Latest quarter earnings grew 34% YoY — positive trajectory.
VALUATION
9/25
25% WEIGHT
  • P/E at 77x
  • P/B at 23.5x
  • Analyst target: $475.49 (+19.9%)
  • 1Y return: +107.8%
FINANCIAL HEALTH
17/25
25% WEIGHT
  • ROE: 33.4%
  • Profit margin: 36.6%
  • Revenue growth: 29.5%
  • Debt/Equity: 83%
GROWTH
13/25
25% WEIGHT
  • Revenue growth: 29.5%
  • Earnings growth: 31.6%
  • Beta: 1.25
  • Sector: Technology
TECHNICAL
20/25
25% WEIGHT
  • RSI, MACD, MA crossovers
  • 200 DMA & 50 EMA position
  • Volume trend analysis
  • Price momentum signals
📈 Price Movement
🕯 Candlestick Chart
🎯 Price Prediction · Analyst Target Cone
📉 Valuation Trends (at current CMP)
370.9 295.8 220.8 145.8 70.7 2022 2023 2024 2025 2022: 149.5 2023: 120.3 2024: 322.5 2025: 83.2 83.2
💎 Valuation & Financial Metrics
P/E RATIO
77.2x
Trailing twelve months
P/B RATIO
23.5x
Price to Book value
ROE
33.4%
Return on Equity
PROFIT MARGIN
36.6%
Net profit margin
OPM
44.9%
Operating profit margin
ANALYST TARGET
$475.49
Range: $360.00 - $630.00
PEG RATIO
0.91
Price/Earnings to Growth
EV/EBITDA
54.6x
Enterprise value ratio
CURRENT RATIO
1.90
Liquidity measure
DIVIDEND YIELD
62.00%
Annual yield
ROA
10.7%
Return on Assets
GROSS MARGIN
76.7%
Gross profit margin
SECTOR BENCHMARKS — SEMICONDUCTORS
P/E (fair) 35.0x (sector mid)
P/B (fair) 8.0x (sector mid)
ROE (good) 25% (sector target)
OPM (good) 25% (sector target)
D/E comfort <20 (sector)
📋 Quarterly Performance Trend
QuarterRevenueQoQ %Net ProfitQoQ %Op. Cash FlowEBITDA Margin
Q4 '24 N/A N/A N/A N/A
Q1 '25 $14.9B $5.5B $6.1B 57.2%
Q2 '25 $15.0B+0.6% $5.0B-9.8% $6.6B 53.5%
Q3 '25 $16.0B+6.3% $4.1B-16.6% $7.2B 52.0%
Q4 '25 $18.0B+12.9% $8.5B+105.7% $7.7B 54.7%
Q1 '26 $19.3B+7.2% $7.3B-13.7% $8.3B 57.7%
📊 Year-on-Year Trend
FYRevenueYoY %Net ProfitYoY %Op. Cash FlowYoY %
2021 N/A N/A N/A
2022 $33.2B $11.5B $16.7B
2023 $35.8B+7.9% $14.1B+22.5% $18.1B+8.1%
2024 $51.6B+44.0% $5.9B-58.1% $20.0B+10.4%
2025 $63.9B+23.9% $23.1B+292.3% $27.5B+37.9%
📈 Revenue vs Earnings
💰 How Broadcom Inc. Makes Its Money
Revenue $19.3B Cost of Revenue $6.2B Gross Profit $13.2B R&D $3.0B SG&A $1.0B Operating Inc. $8.7B Tax $846M Interest $801M Other $330M Net Income $7.3B (38.1% margin) Jan 2026 · All values in $ Millions
🏦 Snapshot of Broadcom Inc.'s Balance Sheet
Total Assets $169.9B Cash & Equiv.: $14.2B (8.3%) Receivables: $8.5B (5.0%) Inventory: $3.0B (1.7%) Other Current: $6.5B (3.8%) PP&E: $2.6B (1.5%) Goodwill: $97.8B (57.6%) Other Intangibles: $30.3B (17.8%) Other Non-Curr.: $7.1B (4.2%) Liab. + Equity $169.9B Current Liab.: $16.9B (9.9%) Long-Term Debt: $63.8B (37.6%) Other Liab.: $9.4B (5.5%) Equity: $79.9B (47.0%) As of Jan 2026 · All values in $ Millions
💸 Looking into Broadcom Inc.'s Cash Flow
Operating CF $8.3B Capital Exp. $250M Free Cash Flow $8.0B Dividends $3.1B Buybacks $7.8B Debt Repaid $3.6B FY2026 · All values in $ Millions
🎯 EPS: Estimate vs Actual
📅 Quarterly Results Source: Yahoo Finance ↗
ItemJan '26Oct '25Jul '25Apr '25Jan '25Oct '24
Total Revenue$19.31B$18.02B$15.95B$15.00B$14.92B
Cost of Revenue$6.15B$5.77B$5.25B$4.81B$4.77B
Gross Profit$13.16B$12.25B$10.70B$10.20B$10.14B
Operating Expense$4.49B$4.59B$4.63B$4.28B$3.71B
Operating Income$8.67B$7.65B$6.07B$5.92B$6.43B
Interest Expense$801.0M$761.0M$807.0M$769.0M$873.0M
Pretax Income$8.20B$6.87B$5.29B$5.08B$5.49B
Tax Provision$846.0M$-1.65B$1.15B$120.0M$-13.0M
Net Income$7.35B$8.52B$4.14B$4.96B$5.50B
EBITDA$11.15B$9.86B$8.29B$8.02B$8.54B
EPS (Basic)$1.55$1.80$0.88$1.05$1.17
EPS (Diluted)$1.50$1.74$0.85$1.03$1.14
Shares Outstanding4.89B4.89B4.86B4.83B4.84B
📊 Profit & Loss Statement Source: Yahoo Finance ↗
ItemOct '25Oct '24Oct '23Oct '22Oct '21
Total Revenue$63.89B$51.57B$35.82B$33.20B
Cost of Revenue$20.59B$19.07B$11.13B$11.11B
Gross Profit$43.29B$32.51B$24.69B$22.09B
Operating Expense$17.22B$17.51B$8.24B$7.81B
Operating Income$26.07B$15.00B$16.45B$14.28B
Interest Expense$3.21B$3.95B$1.62B$1.74B
Pretax Income$22.73B$9.92B$15.10B$12.43B
Tax Provision$-397.0M$3.75B$1.01B$939.0M
Net Income$23.13B$5.89B$14.08B$11.49B
EBITDA$34.71B$23.88B$20.55B$19.16B
EPS (Basic)$4.91$1.27$3.39$2.74
EPS (Diluted)$4.77$1.23$3.30$2.65
Shares Outstanding4.85B4.78B4.27B4.23B
🏦 Balance Sheet Source: Yahoo Finance ↗
ItemOct '25Oct '24Oct '23Oct '22Oct '21
Total Assets$171.09B$165.65B$72.86B$73.25B
Current Assets$31.57B$19.59B$20.85B$18.50B
Cash & Equivalents$16.18B$9.35B$14.19B$12.42B
Accounts Receivable$7.14B$4.42B$3.15B$2.96B
Inventory$2.27B$1.76B$1.90B$1.93B
Non-Current Assets$139.52B$146.05B$52.01B$54.74B
Property Plant & Equip$2.53B$2.52B$2.15B$2.22B
Goodwill$97.80B$97.87B$43.65B$43.61B
Intangible Assets$130.07B$138.46B$47.52B$50.73B
Total Liabilities$89.80B$97.97B$48.87B$50.54B
Current Liabilities$18.51B$16.70B$7.41B$7.05B
Accounts Payable$1.56B$1.66B$1.21B$998.0M
Short-Term Debt$3.15B$1.25B$1.56B$403.0M
Long-Term Debt$61.98B$66.28B$37.62B$39.05B
Total Equity$81.29B$67.68B$23.99B$22.71B
Retained Earnings$9.76B$0$2.68B$1.60B
Book Value/Share-48.78B-70.78B-23.53B-28.02B
💰 Cash Flow Statement Source: Yahoo Finance ↗
ItemOct '25Oct '24Oct '23Oct '22Oct '21
Operating Cash Flow$27.54B$19.96B$18.09B$16.74B
Depreciation & Amort.$8.78B$10.01B$3.83B$4.98B
Change in Working Cap$-8.50B$-4.64B$-1.64B$-1.65B
Capital Expenditure$-623.0M$-548.0M$-452.0M$-424.0M
Free Cash Flow$26.91B$19.41B$17.63B$16.31B
Investing Cash Flow$-580.0M$-23.07B$-689.0M$-667.0M
Acquisitions$0$-25.98B$-53.0M$-246.0M
Financing Cash Flow$-20.13B$-1.73B$-15.62B$-15.82B
Debt Issued$15.67B$39.95B$0$1.94B
Debt Repaid$-18.48B$-19.61B$-403.0M$-2.36B
Dividends Paid$-11.14B$-9.81B$-7.64B$-7.03B
Share Buyback$-6.31B$-12.39B$-7.68B$-8.46B
Net Change in Cash$6.83B$-4.84B$1.77B$253.0M
📈 Key Financial Ratios
RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Gross Margin %67.8%63.0%68.9%66.5%
Operating Margin %40.8%29.1%45.9%43.0%
Net Margin %36.2%11.4%39.3%34.6%
EBITDA Margin %54.3%46.3%57.4%57.7%
ROE %28.4%8.7%58.7%50.6%
ROA %13.5%3.6%19.3%15.7%
Debt/Equity %80.1%99.8%163.5%174.0%
Current Ratio1.711.172.822.62
FCF Margin %42.1%37.6%49.2%49.1%
Asset Turnover0.370.310.490.45
🚀 Compounded Growth Rates
Revenue
1-Year+23.9%
3-Year CAGR+33.6%
Net Profit
1-Year+292.3%
3-Year CAGR+28.1%
EPS
1-Year+287.8%
3-Year CAGR+20.3%
🏭 Industry Peers — Semiconductors
TickerCompanyPriceP/EP/BMCapROEMarginRev Growth
AAPLApple Inc.$269.4434.144.9$3,955.6B152.0%27.0%15.7%
MSFTMicrosoft Corporation$428.0526.88.1$3,181.4B34.4%39.0%16.7%
GOOGLAlphabet Inc.$349.1232.210.2$4,223.5B35.7%32.8%18.0%
METAMeta Platforms, Inc.$668.8028.57.8$1,697.7B30.2%30.1%23.8%
NVDANVIDIA Corporation$210.2442.932.5$5,109.9B101.5%55.6%73.2%
ORCLOracle Corporation$166.7229.914.3$479.5B57.6%25.3%21.7%
CRMSalesforce, Inc.$182.3223.42.9$149.1B12.4%18.0%12.1%
ADBEAdobe Inc.$243.8414.28.7$98.6B58.8%29.5%12.0%

Peers selected from Technology sector · Data from Yahoo Finance

🏛 Shareholding Pattern
TOP HOLDERS
HolderTypeShares% Held
Vanguard Group IncInst482,707,30210.20%
Blackrock Inc.Inst379,894,9488.02%
State Street CorporationInst190,084,3514.01%
Capital International InvestorsInst141,864,0773.00%
Capital World InvestorsInst123,257,1722.60%
VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard TotalMF148,410,3073.13%
VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS-Vanguard 500 IMF119,083,5252.52%
Fidelity Concord Street Trust-FidelMF60,098,0221.27%
🟢 CATALYSTS
🏆Positive Revenue Growth: Revenue growing at 29.5% YoY.
💹High ROE (33.4%): Above sector norm of 25% — efficient capital use.
🔀Healthy Margins (36.6%): Above sector norm of 25%.
🇺Analyst Upside (20%): Mean target of $475.49 above current price.
🇸Earnings Growth (32%): Above sector norm — strong profit expansion.
🔴 RISKS
📜Elevated P/E (77.2x): Above sector expensive threshold of 60x.
💰High P/B (23.5x): Well above sector expensive threshold of 15x.
🔓High Debt/Equity (83%): Above sector threshold of 60% — leverage risk.
🕸 Factor Analysis · Radar
Momentum 8/10: 1M +35.2%, 6M +6.8%, RSI 61, MACD bullish, Above 200DMA Sentiment 8/10: Analyst upside +19.9%, Rec: strong buy Value 2/10: P/E 77.2, P/B 23.5, PEG 0.91, EV/EBITDA 54.6 Quality 9/10: ROE 33.4%, Margin 36.6%, D/E 83, CR 1.90 Low Volatility 4/10: Beta 1.25, Ann. vol 43% Momentum 8 Sentiment 8 Value 2 Quality 9 Low Vol 4
Momentum 8/10
1M +35.2%, 6M +6.8%, RSI 61, MACD bullish, Above 200DMA
Sentiment 8/10
Analyst upside +19.9%, Rec: strong buy
Value 2/10
P/E 77.2, P/B 23.5, PEG 0.91, EV/EBITDA 54.6
Quality 9/10
ROE 33.4%, Margin 36.6%, D/E 83, CR 1.90
Low Volatility 4/10
Beta 1.25, Ann. vol 43%
🎯 Decision Matrix — Game Theory
ActionIf Stock RisesIf Stock Falls
BUYCapture 19.9% analyst upsideOPM of 45% provides margin buffer
HOLDRetain existing position; wait for better entryMiss further upside if momentum continues; 1M return of +35.2% shows momentum
SELLLock in +107.8% 1Y returnAvoid further drawdown
REASONS TO BUY
  • Analyst upside of 19.9% with mean target of $475.49
  • ROE of 33.4% above sector norm of 25%
  • Revenue growing at 29.5% YoY (sector norm: 12%)
  • Operating margin of 45% shows pricing power (sector norm: 25%)
REASONS TO SELL / AVOID
  • P/E of 77.2x exceeds sector expensive threshold of 60x
  • 1Y return of +107.8% — profit booking opportunity
  • Debt/Equity at 83% exceeds sector comfort zone
RECOMMENDATION
SPECULATIVE BUY
COMPOSITE SCORE
59/100
Broadcom Inc. trades at $396.73 with a composite risk score of 59/100. The stock scores 9/25 on valuation, 17/25 on financial health, 13/25 on growth, and 20/25 on technicals. The company is currently profitable with strong return on equity.

Analyst consensus suggests upside of 19.9% with a mean target of $475.49. Revenue growth is at 29.5% — a strong positive signal.

Bottom Line: Positive for Technology but monitor closely. The current recommendation is SPECULATIVE BUY.
PROFITABLE HIGH ROE STRONG GROWTH UPSIDE POTENTIAL EXPENSIVE